Unobtrusive measures reveal more racial bias than explicit self-reports do

Evidence

Social desirability biases have been shown to influence survey responses. White respondents generally express more positive racial attitudes to Black interviewers than to White interviewers, as if trying not to offend (Kinder & Sanders, 1996; Schuman et al., 1997). Also, prejudiced Whites may hide behind “no opinion” responses (Berinsky, 2004). Unobtrusive measures typically reveal more evidence of bias than do explicit self-reports (Crosby, Bromley, & Saxe, 1980). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2172

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2172